Beyond the Veil

Trapped inside a betrothal she loathes, Jillian of Adelar seeks escape inside the forbidden magical Veil. Beyond, she meets Callum. They connect through their shared hatred of their peoples’ prejudices.

But loving someone outside the Adelaran race is also forbidden. Will she flee with Callum and find freedom? Her one hope lies within a magic song and a giant eagle with ruby and sapphire eyes. More

Jillian, an Adelaran princess, has always longed for freedom outside her prejudiced kingdom. Trapped inside a betrothal she hates, she is as much a prisoner as any outsider who dares to cross Adelar’s borders.

Pushed to her limits, she finally finds courage—and desperation—enough to step inside the forbidden magical Veil. Beyond, she finds herself inside another world and meets Callum, a Rosa noble. Rosa is also fraught with deep prejudice and inner turmoil. It is through a shared hate of their peoples’ injustices that Jillian and Callum instantly connect. Over the next few months, they write each other, and Jillian even dares to love him.

But it is forbidden for any Adelaran to love someone outside their race. Physical signs of Jillian’s changing heart begin to present themselves. Jillian knows she must make a choice. Will she find courage to flee and be with Callum? Her one hope lies within the notes of a magic song and a giant eagle with ruby and sapphire eyes.

* While "Beyond the Veil" stands alone as a short story, it is also an excerpt from Schulze’s "The Last Musician," Book 2 in "The Gailean Quartet," which is scheduled for re-publication Summer 2013

Christine E. Schulze has been creating books since she was too young to even write them in words. Her collection of YA and MG fantasy and Christian Fantasy books, The Amielian Legacy, is comprised of series and stand-alone books which can all be read separately but which weave together to create an amazing fantasy.

One of her main aspirations for The Amielian Legacy is to be able to create grand fantasy adventures with characters that connect with readers from all different backgrounds. She prides herself on including diversity in her books; right now her focus is on racial diversity and people with disabilities.

Some of her exciting ventures include her publications with Old Line Publishing, Bloodmaiden and Lily in the Snow, as well as The Stregoni Sequence and The Chronicles of the Mira with Writers-Exchange in both paperback and electronic forms. She is also a proud author at Book By You, a publisher specializing in personalized books, and is happy to release Song Quest, Black Lace, and Dark Embrace with them.

Her most recent project includes the professional re-editing and remastering of her YA Fantasy series, The Hero Chronicles, which is anticipated for re-release starting in 2015 under the new name A Shadow Beyond Time. For this series, she has also brought an amazing new co-author onto her team, Kira Lerner.

Christine currently lives in Belleville, IL, but you can visit her on her blog: http://christineschulze.com/